gc-cvr5.jpg
– cover art idea
sketch; partial figures; Alshina and Suko on left; Aena in front centre; Zalanda
behind on right holding an arrow; Kasha in back on right holding one hand out
in front, with her hair flowing to the side; scribbled background; handwritten
title [hand drawn in pencil]

greencorner1.jpg
– final
cover art for book #1; based on
gc-cvr2.jpg
; with forest background; hand lettered title floating in forest tree-tops [pen
and ink, erased pencil under-drawing, on cold press board, original 9" x
12"]

ch1-p3_ink1.jpg
– background in greys for top panel and second panel; Alshina line work with
limited greys for second panel; dialogue balloon placed

ch1-p3_ink2.jpg
– partial Alshina line work with limited greys for final panel; top background
adjusted; dialogue balloon adjusted

ch1-p3_ink3.jpg
– flat colour and limited colour detail added to Alshina in panel two; line work
completed and flat colour added to Alshina in panel three; desk with books added
and coloured for panel three

ch1-p5_ink3.jpg
– line work completed for panel one, with some flat colour. Added background colouring for
panel one and adjusted placement of dialogue in panel one to compensate for figure of Alshina.

ch1-p22_ink3.jpg – some positioning adjustments for panels one and two, backgrounds started for all panels, line work and flat colour for panel three

ch1-p22_ink3b.jpg – minor adjustments to character clothing, adjustment of background in panel one, additions to background in panel two, adjustment of Aena's features in panel three, addition of minor details throughout

ch1-p22_ink4.jpg – full shading completed for panel one and Zalanda in panel two, texture added to background in panel three, corrected desk shading in panel two

ch1-p23_ink1.jpg – linework and flat colour for panels one and two, background added for panel two, dialogue placed, adjusted previously created artwork for use in panel four (full panel) and panel three (Kasha)

ch1-p23_ink2.jpg – shading completed for panels one and two, initial linework and flat colour for panel five, backgrounds added to panels one, three, and five (re-used artwork), desk and computer added to panel three (adjusted previously created artwork)

ch1-p27_ink3.jpg – line art and flat colours added to Alshina in panel one, backgrounds added for panels three and four.

ch1-p27_ink4.jpg – artwork for Alshina completed in panel one and background added. Character sizing adjusted in panel two, added Suko using old art with modifications to pose and new head. Intensified angry glow around Aena in panel four.

ch1-p27_ink5.jpg – completed panel two with background and adjustments to character sizing and placement. Added background for panel five, flat colours and started shading for Zalanda in panel five.